Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pos pn] [noun sg] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government 's manifesto commitment was to increase benefit in line with prices but this does not guarantee its future after the next election , and presumably any proposals on child benefit would have a long lead-in time . |
| 2 | He succeeded in glamorising his own wines extraordinarily well , but the reputation of Sillery did not attain its zenith until the eighteenth century when , under the Maréchale d'Éstrées , the only child of Louis-Philogène , the sixth Marquis , the estate had accumulated a vast holding of vineyards . |
| 3 | We were completely thrown when one woman asked if she could bring her daughter to the next session . |
| 4 | The Trading Standards Office will scrutinise its operation over the next 18 months . |
| 5 | The four European factories must show their efficiency over the next year , especially by selling their products to clients outside of IBM , Winkelmann said . |
| 6 | ‘ She 'll celebrate her birthday on the twenty-eighth , wo n't you , my lovey ? ’ |
| 7 | Above : Despite its size , the Honey Gourami will defend its nest to the last . |
| 8 | Whether the Halls , who remain the major shareholders with 42pc , will withdraw their support from the Second Division club remains to be seen . |
| 9 | Huet , a 22-year-old ranked 297 in the world , could hardly believe his success over the seventh seed . |
| 10 | If you do n't claim your Prize by the 22nd June your Winners Number will go to someone else . |
| 11 | How will you spend your cash in the 21st Century ? … |
| 12 | All this , one may presume further , was supposed to supply the missing will and determination of the indigenous people and just in case the French might be feeling a little faint-hearted at the prospect , the US should immediately reconsider its policy at the first sign that the French were planning to give up or even if they planned to take the problem to the UN . |
| 13 | I would therefore be grateful if you could publish my address in the next issue of CONTACT . |
| 14 | A , you might not want to come and join my company in the first place |
| 15 | ‘ But what I ca n't understand is why they did n't just take our project in the first place . |
| 16 | Can I cut your head off the next time ? |
| 17 | Can I cut your head off the next time ? |
| 18 | I could n't wait for the bell to ring at four in the afternoon when class would end and I could bang my lid for the last time before running all the way down the Whitechapel Road to help out on the barrow . |
| 19 | As the most experienced grown-up , I had calculated I would hold my edge till the second day . |
| 20 | I can change my mind at the last minute if I think the thing is n't watertight . ’ |
| 21 | Scottish Television will announce its choice within the next two weeks . |
| 22 | Answer guide : Because they will change their form in the next year , in the former case to cash and in the latter normally to services . |
| 23 | She was nervous that he might change his mind at the last minute , but he did not do so . |
| 24 | ‘ I will never forget our victory in the first French Test , ’ he added . |
| 25 | Do n't leave your decision to the last moment — you should not expect your surveyor to hurry a report which can potentially save you thousands of pounds — talk to him as soon as you have chosen your purchase . |
| 26 | May I express our disappointment at the last minute postponement of the carefully planned visit of Anne-Marie de Jonghe to Wales . |
| 27 | And all the time he knew Cadalora would make his move on the last lap . |
| 28 | Before he boarded the team coach for the Midlands , Ironside said : ‘ I never expected I would get my chance in the last game of the season . |
| 29 | Before he boarded the team coach for the Midlands , Ironside said : ‘ I never expected I would get my chance in the last game of the season . |
| 30 | John and Josephine McCool explained : ‘ While we wish her well for the future , we can not condone her behaviour over the last number of years when she has associated with loyalist prisoners . |